His
Majesties
MOST
GRACIOUS
SPEECH
To
both
Houses
of
PARLIAMENT
,
On
Munday
the
27th
of
January
,
1689.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
I
Am
so
sensible
of
the
readiness
you
have
shewed
to
Supply
Me
with
Money
for
the
Carrying
on
the
Wars
I
am
Engaged
in
,
that
I
am
glad
of
this
Occasion
to
give
you
Thanks
for
your
Chearful
Dispatch
of
that
Matter
,
which
was
absolutely
Necessary
for
the
Common
Safety
.
The
best
Return
I
can
make
to
your
Kindness
is
,
to
Assure
you
,
That
as
far
as
it
will
go
,
it
shall
all
be
Employed
to
the
Purposes
it
was
Given
.
It
is
a
very
sensible
Affliction
to
Me
,
to
see
My
good
People
Burthened
with
heavy
Taxes
;
But
since
the
speedy
Recovering
of
Ireland
is
,
in
My
Opinion
,
the
only
Means
to
Ease
them
,
and
to
Preserve
the
Peace
and
Honour
of
the
Nation
,
I
am
Resolved
to
go
thither
in
Person
,
and
with
the
Blessing
of
God
Almighty
,
Endeavour
to
Reduce
that
Kingdom
,
that
it
may
no
longer
be
a
Charge
to
this
.
And
as
I
have
already
ventured
My
Life
for
the
Preservation
of
the
Religion
,
Laws
and
Liberties
of
this
Nation
;
So
I
am
now
willing
again
to
expose
It
to
Secure
you
the
quiet
Enjoyment
of
them
.
The
Spring
draws
on
,
and
it
being
requisite
I
should
be
Early
in
the
Field
,
I
must
immediatly
apply
My
Thoughts
to
the
giving
Orders
for
the
necessary
Preparations
;
Which
that
I
may
have
the
more
Leisure
to
do
,
I
have
thought
convenient
now
to
put
an
End
to
this
Session
.
Then
the
Speaker
by
His
Majesties
Command
said
,
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
IT
is
His
Majesties
Pleasure
,
That
this
Parliament
be
Prorogued
to
the
Second
Day
of
April
next
;
And
this
Parliament
is
Prorogued
to
the
Second
Day
of
April
next
.